"In the last analysis, human security means a child who did not die, a disease that did not spread, an ethnic tension that did not explode, a dissident who was not silenced, a human spirit that was not crushed."

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Source : Mahbub ul Haq, Institute of Social Sciences (New Delhi, India) (2001). “Human development in South Asia: concepts, concerns, agenda for action”

Mahbub ul Haq

#Children Quotes #Mean Quotes #Analysis Quotes

“Perhaps, indeed, there are no truly universal ethics: or to put it more precisely, the ways in which ethical principles are interpreted will inevitably differ across cultures and eras. Yet, these differences arise chiefly at the margins. All known societies embrace the virtues of truthfulness, integrity, loyalty, fairness; none explicitly endorse falsehood, dishonesty, disloyalty, gross inequity. (Five Minds for the Future, p136)”
“Just stay ready. Stay in shape and then you don't have to rush to train before the movie starts. I'll show you my abs later because Iâ€™m in shape. But that idea, if you stay ready, you donâ€™t have to get ready.”
“Creative expression is not just a means of getting attention, although some have approached art that way. Think of art as a way of connecting, of sharing your insights with others.”
“There's this privileged position of being an artist where you can do things on a more experimental nature simply to see what happens.”
“I'm writing mostly to thank you for living you eighty years and to tell you I love you and think of you often.”
“I tend to be rather inconsequential and trail off.”
“I am a tiny seashell that has secretly drifted ashore and carries the sound of the ocean surging through its body.”
“what's life without a spice of stupidity”

Source : Nancy Springer (2003). “Outlaw Princess of Sherwood”, p.23, Penguin

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